Manx History, Heritage & Culture Podcasts

​Manx History, Heritage & Culture:

MANX RADIO OLD NEWS:

• OLD NEWS 25 OCTOBER 2026 - 1878

  H looks back to what made the news in 1878 - including votes for women!

 MANX RADIO'S ISLAND LIFE SERIES:

• REWIND - ELECTION SPECIAL

  H takes another look back across our programming in recent weeks. A special this time, as he relives the 2026 General Election Night coverage - in his own inimitable style.

THE ARCHIVE ROOM:

• Gef the mongoose - a spooky Manx tale - a hoax - or just a bit of fun? You decide!

  As we approach Hop Tu Naa we bring you the spooky story of Gef, the talking mongoose. Hear the story of Gef, told by people who knew the family and visited their home - then make your own decision!

AT YOUR SERVICE:

• Goats - and helping young people to find their tribe - and their faith!

  Pioneer Minister Rev'd Alex Brown and Panda Dooley - youth worker with the Methodist Church on the Isle of Man, and a member of the Scripture Union Ministries Trust, talk about the benefits to young people - and to their leaders - of being a part of the recent massive 3Generate youth gathering in Birmingham - and Rev'd Jon Garde is looking for the GOAT !

PAUSE FOR A POEM:

• 1. PAUSE FOR A POEM - Joan Bennett

  Join H as he turns back the years and flips through the pages of "Pause for a Poem" - a Manx Radio feature back in 1970s. Did you feature?!

MANX RADIO AT 60:

• Manx Radio at 60: The Last Look

  John Moss takes a final trip into the archives to relive some of the finest interviews and features we've brought you throughout our 60th anniversary year.

KELLY'S EYE: 

• KELLY'S EYE - CLARENCE TERRACE

  David and Peter look at well-known terrace from the 1840s and some new buildings there . .

ISLE OF MAN HERITAGE RAILWAYS: 

• MANX ELECTRIC RAILWAYS 130th ANNIVERSARY

  A continuation of Mike Buttell's journey through history on our Heritage Transport in a year of Anniversary Celebrations.  This week: Mike completes the journey to Ramsey, remembers a landslip that might have seen the end of the Railway and reveals a top secret service at the top of Snaefell, in this final part of our series about the Island's pioneering and much loved form of transport.

TERRY CRINGLE'S HISTORY MAN:

• The History Man - 18th December 2022

  In this archive edition, Terry looks at the history of Noble's Hospital.

THE CHARLES GUARD SERIES

• Giles Job relives childhood memories of Derby Castle

  Giles Job lived in the Derby Castle Hotel as a child in the late 1940s. At the time the building was divided into two apartments and he and his family lived in one of them.
  On a recent visit to the Isle of Man he took the opportunity to talk to Charles Guard about his memories of the living there, including anecdotes about the Derby Castle theatre, the dance hall and the underground maze of cellars and passages that he explored as a young boy.
   

 

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